London: Harper Collins, 2002. Octavo, colour illustrations, maps, laminated boards. This book contains descriptions of every species of salamander, newt, frog, tree frog, toad, tortoise, turtle, terrapin, gecko, agama, lizard, chameleon, slow worm, skink, amphisbaenian and snake found in mainland Europe. Every species and distinct subspecies is described in detail..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, tables. This illustrated atlas presents the findings of "Butterflies for the New Millennium", the most comprehensive survey of butterflies ever undertaken in Britain and Ireland. It provides an up-to-date assessment of our butterflies, the habitats they live in, and the threats..... More
Colchester: Harley Books, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. The systematic section gives keys to the genera and species, with clear descriptions, and details of biology, flight periods, and distribution of all species found in Europe, with distribution maps showing national boundaries. Descriptions are augmented..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Octavo, fine copy in laminated boards. A reference work providing an annotated bibliography of key works on insect groups. It provides descriptions of all groups, the most useful and up-to-date references for each and notes on their coverage and relevance. Also contains a chapter on..... More
London: Robert Jennings, 1829. Octavo, vignettes by William Harvey. Publisher's quarter morocco over plain boards, a very good copy. A history of the strange and exotic collection of wild animals kept in the Tower of London, which were used at various times for both entertainment and scientific study by royalty..... More
London: Ebury Press, [1983. reprint). Octavo, colour plates by Archibald Thorburn, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo, black and white illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This volume explores hominoid evolution in Eurasia during the Miocene. What is the place of Europe in the origin of humankind? Whilst our earliest human ancestors may have come out of Africa, many of our more..... More
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1989. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. More
London: Christopher Helm, 1999. Octavo, paperback, colour plates, text illustrations. More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931. Folio, 61 uncoloured plates. A fine set in slightly chipped dustwrappers. "The Carpologia at the time of its publication (1861-1865) was an epoch-making work and [is] one of the great mycological classics. Its primary purpose was to demonstrate the pleomorphism of the Ascomycetes which had been..... More
London: New Holland, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. The first book of its kind covering Britain and Europe, Mark Carwardine's Guide to whalewatching is the definitive guide to watching whales, dolphins and porpoises in those waters. A fascinating introduction to whales and whalewatching is followed by a...... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. Octavo, colour plates, text illustrations, lacks dustwrapper. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. Quarto, colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Birds of the Western Palearctic (commonly known as BWP) is one of the greatest scientific bird book ever published. Complete in nine volumes, it covers 770 species of birds, of which about 600 are breeding species. Each..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1987. reprint). Quarto, colour plates, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1986. reprint). Quarto, colour plates, maps, other illustrations. Birds of the Western Palearctic (commonly known as BWP) is the greatest scientific bird book ever published. Complete in nine volumes, it covers 770 species of birds, of which about 600 are breeding species. Each breeding species is..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1980. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, maps, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1977. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. Birds of the Western Palearctic (commonly known as BWP) is the greatest scientific bird book ever published. Complete in nine volumes, it covers 770 species of birds, of which about 600 are breeding species..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1980. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. Quarto, colour plates, maps, other illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. The wader volume. More
Chelmsford: Arlequin Press, 2003. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Divided into regions of Brittany; Normandy and the Channel Coast; Paris; North Central; South Central; and The Mountainous East with a number of birdwatching areas for each. More
Plymouth: Published by the Association, 1890. Quarto, 23 chromolithographs. Publisher's burgundy cloth, a few flecks, otherwise a fine copy. More
London: Hamlyn, 1988. Quarto, 1,300 colour photographs, 465 maps, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Carlton South: Miegunyah Press, 2006. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. In 1800 François Péron, an ambitious young medical student not long released from the French revolutionary army, gained a place as an assistant zoologist on Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australian waters. As his colleagues either deserted or died..... More
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1969. Octavo, wrappers, three plates, text illustrations, wrappers. More
London: British Museum, 1951. Quarto, folding map, library stamps. More